Topband: K9AY Loop Questions

[Cecil acuff]

I tried the Array Solutions SAL30 and didn’t find it an improvement. I hoped it would be an improvement. It might just be my lot. 

It has had some technical improvement since I owned mine but the video is not typical. At least not at my site.

Cecil K5DL

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> On Jan 5, 2022, at 8:23 PM, john at kk9a.com wrote:
> 
> I tried an AY loop decades ago, without the Array Solutions adjustable
> termination controller, and I do not remember it being that useful for RX.
> The antenna is ground dependant so perhaps it works better for some than
> others. Even a short Beverage may be a better choice. From my P40A station I
> used a Pennant with decent results. It was inexpensive to build and not
> ground dependant however it only covered one direction. The Array Solutions
> Shared Apex Loop Array has great reviews and may be worth considering, Pete.
> 
> John KK9A 
> 
> 
> 
> Pete Smith N4ZR wrote:
> 
> I recently installed a K9AY loop (with the Array Solutions controller), 
> and have a couple of questions.  Installation is pretty standard, with a 
> fiberglass pole at the center, ground rod at its base, and on the ground 
> radials under each direction of the loop.
> 
> The antenna is directional, as demonstrated by tuning in broadcast 
> stations at the high end of the AM band and separating stations on the 
> same frequency so that I can hear one or the other.  Atmospheric noise 
> is 1-2 S units more on my inverted L than on the K9AY antenna, but 
> signal strengths of stations in the favored direction of the loop seem 
> about the same or a bit lower than the inverted L.  The Termination 
> adjustment is working, to judge by the switching transients, but seems 
> to make little or no difference.
> 
> How do these results compare with others' experience?  I didn't expect a 
> "magic bullet", but the K9AY loop seems a little bit underwhelming.
> 
> -- 
> 73, Pete N4ZR
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